Professor Nishi Pandey
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PROFESSOR NISHI PANDEY UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW Professor, Department of English and Modern European Languages Director, UGC Human Resource Development Centre Co-ordinator Centre for Cultural Texts, Records and Translation of Indian Literatures (First Inter-Department Centre of the University for Advanced Research in Humanities) Director, International Collaborations Faculty Member, Institute of Women’s Studies Former Dean Student Welfare (First woman appointee) Former Chief Proctor (First woman appointee) Former Director, Planning and Development Board Former Professor - Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2001 – 2011) Former International Students Advisor Former Chief Provost (First woman appointee) Phone: +919839128864 E-mail: [email protected] PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW TEACHING, ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Teaching: 35 years - Post Graduate / Undergraduate level. Research: 32 years - Research Supervision for M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars Administration: 30 years in various capacities including Chief Proctor, Dean Student Welfare and Chief Provost, Director, International Collaborations and Coordinator Internal Quality Assurance Cell, University of Lucknow (from 2006 – 2010). AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Higher Education Management Quality Assurance, Teacher Preparation and Pedagogy and Action Research in Higher Education Multi-ethnic Literature, Cultural Studies/ Texts/ Popular Culture Theatre/ Film/ Performance Studies Contemporary Literature Literature in Translation Women’s Studies 1 American Literature/American Studies SCHOLARSHIPS / AWARDS / HONORS / MEMBER OF DELEGATIONS (Select List) 4TH FLO WOMEN AWARDS OF UTTAR PRADESH 2018- 19 for Outstanding Woman in Education conferred by FICCI FLO (FICCI Ladies Organization) on 15th March 2019. Awarded FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP BY THE USIEF- FULBRIGHT COMMISSION to attend FULBRIGHT –NEHRU INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS SEMINAR FROM 20TH OCT- 3RD NOV 2018. Visited and interacted with academic administrators and faculty at Columbia University, Stony Brook University, Cornell Tech, Cooper Union, Lehman College, Manhattan College, FIT, Bronx Community, North Carolina State University, Meredith College, University of North Carolina, North Carolina Central University, Duke University. “RANI LAXMIBAI BRAVERY AWARD” by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, for academic and administrative achievements which is inspiring for women and girls and outstanding achievements and continuing contribution in the area of empowerment and welfare of women and girls, December 2016. Awarded “SARASWATI SAMMAN 2013” by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Department of Higher Education for academic/research achievements and contribution to Higher Education. (First woman recipient of the award) FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD for the “2005 STUDY OF THE U.S. INISTITUTE ON CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE” at the Commonwealth Centre for the Humanities and Society in the University of Louisville, USA. I had the opportunity to visit and work with professors at the University of Berkeley, Howard, Washington etc. IVLP (INTERNATIONAL VISITORS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME) SCHOLARSHIP FOR STRENGTHENING AND WIDENING THE SCOPE OF AMERICAN STUDIES: THE US EXPERIENCE from June-July 2010 by the Department of State Washington DC. I had the opportunity to visit and work with Professors at the University of Maryland, Columbia University, Indiana University, University of Utah and the University of Philadelphia in Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Indianapolis, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Selma, Albama etc. SCHOLARSHIP BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY in 1995 for post-doctoral work at Exeter College on Modern Literary Theory, Women’s Writing in English and Modernism. CHARLES WALLACE TRUST SCHOLARSHIP to study “London Theatre Plays in Performance” at the Birbeck College University of London in 1995 CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION by F. King Alexander, University President, California State University, Long Beach, USA, for contribution as leader of the International Collaborative Research Project between University of Lucknow & CSULB on 3rd January 2008. LUCKNOW MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION WOMEN ACHIEVERS AWARD 2015 for academic achievements and contributions in the field of Education, December 4, 2015. 2 HT WOMAN 2016 READERS’ CHOICE AWARD - Woman of Substance - by the national daily Hindustan Times in April 2016. TEACHERS’ DAY EXCELLENCE AWARD by PHD Chambers of Commerce & Industry and Young Business Leaders Forum for outstanding contribution in teaching, September 2016. ACHIEVERS OF UTTAR PRADESH 2017 AWARD by The Times Group, India for contribution in the field of education, December 2017. Awarded SWAYAMSIDDHA WOMAN ACHIEVER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE for contribution and commitment to the Empowerment of Women by the Anupama Foundation presented by the Governor Sri Ram Naik, 2018 SHAKTI AWARD by the Lucknow City Administration for exemplary contribution to the field of Education, November 15, 2015. SWASHAKTI SAMMAN for extraordinary contribution to Women’s Empowerment conferred by the Governor / Chancellor of Uttar Pradesh Honourable Shri Vishnukant Shastri on the recommendation of Lucknow University Students Union in 2001 in the year of Women’s Empowerment. STREE SHAKTI SAMMAN for extraordinary contribution to Women’s Empowerment conferred by Smt. Jaya Jaitley in 2001. UNNATI 2015 AWARD by the Unnayan Foundation (works for the girl child in Uttar Pradesh) for the contribution in the field of Education, October 11, 2015. VOCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD by the Rotary Club of Lucknow, October 17, 2015. ROTARY EXCELLENCE AWARD- 2016 by the Rotary Club of Lucknow, for untiring services in the field of Higher Education, on the occasion of Rotary Mahotsav- 2016, March 17, 2016. CERTIFICATE OF HONOUR FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO SOCIETY THROUGH EDUCATION by Rotary Club of Lucknow in 2009. THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, for contribution in the field of Knowledge and Education on March 4, 2016, at the 125th Birth Year Celebration of Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Seminar by Department of Higher Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh and Department of Geology, University of Lucknow. Received the ‘BHARTIYA NARI SAMMAN 2013’ from Drishya Bharti: Cultural Theatrical Organization for outstanding contribution in the field of Education. TEACHER RESEARCH GRANT by the American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad in 1993 & 1994 for post-doctoral work on the topic “Theatre in Education. A Model for the Indian Situation.” Organised and conducted many workshops for this study with school children and teachers at primary, secondary and higher education levels to test the model. 3 Member High Powered Indian Delegation of Higher Education Academic Administrators / Academicians (Member Planning Commission, Vice Chancellors / Directors of IITs, IIMs, Bureaucrats etc.) for the Going Global 2012: The International Education Conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, 13-15 March 2012 organised by the British Council. Participated in the Session on India’s Excellence Initiative: the role of global partnership in research and innovation. Made an individual case study presentation on “Connecting across culture, regions, class, gender, caste: An Indian Model” in the TALKING HEADS session of the conference. Leader of the four member Indian Delegation to the British Association for American Studies Conference in Preston, UK from 14th – 17th April 2011, sponsored by the Public Affairs Section, US Embassy, New Delhi. Keynote Speaker on the American Studies in India Panel. MEMBER - INDIAN DELEGATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS for a discussion with visiting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen P Hughes and her Delegation of Six Higher Education Leaders from the US to promote cooperation in International Education and exchanges between the two countries. Organized by Public Affairs Section, Embassy of USA, New Delhi on 29th March 2007. Appointed by the Chancellor of Uttar Pradesh Universities as Member on the Expert Committee to Recommend Strategies for Curbing Use of Unfair Means in the UP-Board Examinations- the committee was constituted in compliance of an order given by the Honorable Allahabad High Court on February 21, 2014. Served on many NAAC Peer Teams as Member/ Member Co-ordinator for the Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education- University/ Colleges in India. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Dean Student Welfare and Chief Provost (15 hostels for boys and girls) University of Lucknow from 2006 to 2010 and Assistant Dean Student Welfare 1995 – 1998. Chief Proctor, August 2015- December 2016. Director, UGC-Academic Staff College, University of Lucknow, Lucknow January 2001 – 2011. Head of the Department of English and Modern European Languages, March 2013 - 2016. Director, Planning and Development Board (2014-2017) Director, International Collaborations, University of Lucknow from 2006 to the present. International Students Advisor (2014-2016) 4 Member of the Committee for Accreditation and Assessment of Lucknow University working with the National Accreditation and Assessment Council of India and the UGC. Co-ordinator Internal Quality Assurance Cell, University of Lucknow from 2006 – 2010. Member of Examination Committee, Admissions Committee, Scholarships Committee, Various Disciplinary Committees and Grievance Redressal Committee, University of Lucknow over the last 25 years. Chairperson Sexual Harassment at Place of Work Committee in the University of Lucknow from 2006 to 2010. Provost of